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A convoy of Israeli armoured personnel carriers drive in clouds of dust near the border with Gaza. Israeli forces were readying for a looming Gaza ground invasion aimed at destroying Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist militant group that unleashed the bloodiest attack in the country's history. IMAGES
French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu welcomes President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron to the Hôtel de Brienne. The President is due to talk to servicemen injured during the year, before giving a speech in honour of the troops called up for the 14 July parade. IMAGES
"We are proud of the extraordinary commitment of our embassy’s staff who performed their duties with courage and professionalism," US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says during a press briefing after the US military evacuated American embassy personnel from Khartoum, where the Sudanese army and paramilitaries have clashed violently. SOUNDBITE
British military veterans, serving units and members of the public gather on London's Whitehall for a UK Remembrance Day ceremony. Charles III is to take part in the event - his first as king - and lay a wreath in tribute to UK and Commonwealth war dead. IMAGES
Iranian personnel have been on the ground in Russian-occupied Crimea helping Moscow's forces conduct attacks on Ukraine with Iran-made drones, the US State Department says. "We assess that Iranian military personnel were on the ground in Crimea and assisted Russia in these operations," State Department spokesperson Ned Price tells reporters at a briefing. SOUNDBITE
Fini la collecte en porte à porte, passage des poubelles une semaine sur deux, augmentation de la fiscalité… Face à l’explosion de la taxe sur les activités polluantes, les collectivités de la Marne, l’Aisne et les Ardennes contraignent leurs habitants à faire plus d’efforts en matière de déchets sans pour autant baisser les impôts.